Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has stated that the government is resolved to create irrigation potential to an additional 30 lakh acres with the modernisation of projects such as Nizamsagar and Sriramsagar in the next five years. Lifeline for farmers The officials informed the Minister that siltation had reduced the water storage capacity of Sriramsagar …
Hyderabad: Telangana boasts of historical irrigation structures that have played a critical role in providing irrigation to the communities as well as helped preventing floods. Sadarmatt anicut in Nirmal and Pedda Cheruvu in Kamareddy serve as examples and were listed as world heritage irrigation structures by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage in August 2018. The 36,926 sq miles …
